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Term 1 Programs 2026 - Register Now

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Term 1 Programs 2026 - Register Now -

Our Recovery Programs

The Women's Resilience Centre offers free, trauma-informed programs accessible to women nationwide through our secure online platform, with select programs also available in-person. Our evidence-based programs address the core needs women require to recover and rebuild their lives after domestic abuse and trauma and create lasting, measurable impact.

Each program is delivered by qualified facilitators in a safe, confidential environment where women can connect with others who understand their journey while developing practical skills for independence. Whether you're focusing on financial stability, employment readiness, emotional wellbeing, or building authentic relationships, our comprehensive approach supports every aspect of rebuilding a thriving life free from abuse.

Our programs are designed to equip you with practical tools and evidence-based techniques for your recovery journey. From mastering job interviews and financial confidence to building emotional resilience and deeper self-awareness, each program provides the skills you need to step confidently into your future.

View our current Term Programs and dates below to begin your journey toward healing and independence. This term our programs have a fresh new name and look. Our programs are thoughtfully sequenced from a participant learning perspective, though you can join any program in any order that feels right for your journey.

“I absolutely loved the program. After the history of coercive control and trauma, I now feel more positive about the future. I feel more empowered to take charge of my life and can see glimmers of light. Thank you so much.””
— Program Participant

Caring Conversations

  • Rebuild Your Emotional Foundation

    This course is for you if you're:

    • Recovering from life's challenges

    • Seeking new perspectives and resilience

    • Ready to regain confidence and transform stress

    • Looking to re-centre and discover your next steps

    This trauma-informed program equips you with:

    • New perspectives and resilience building tools

    • Confidence rebuilding and stress transformation techniques

    • Foundational self-care routines to rebuild emotional stability

    • Self-compassion practices through guided group support and validation

    • Skills to identify personal needs and boundaries to initiate healing

    • Tools to re-centre and discover your next steps

    • Safe, connected space where you can be heard

    • Non-judgemental supportive group environment

    • Practical self-care and self-compassion techniques

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Tuesdays | 10 February - 10 March 2026 | 12-2pm | FREE Online

    Your journey to emotional strength begins here. Register now!

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Managing Emotions, Finding Balance

  • Rebuild your emotional foundation with our NEW FREE Managing Emotions, Finding Balance program.

    This 5-week online program is designed for women who want to develop greater emotional resilience and break the cycle of chronic stress after experiencing domestic abuse, trauma, or loss.

    Are you struggling with emotional overwhelm, anxiety, or feeling constantly stressed?

    The link between unregulated emotions and chronic stress is well researched. Women who have experienced domestic abuse, trauma, or loss are at greater risk of emotional overwhelm and the negative effects of stress.

    In this safe, trauma-informed space, you'll explore:

    • Understanding the connection between emotions and stress in your body

    • Cognitive awareness skills to recognise emotional triggers

    • Practical mindfulness techniques for daily life

    • Guided relaxation and breathwork practices

    • Somatic tools to regulate your nervous system

    • Building emotional intelligence and improved coping skills

    Our evidence-based program draws on proven approaches including CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and Mindfulness training, offering both cognitive understanding and practical body-based techniques for lasting change.

    You'll connect with other women on similar journeys while developing practical tools to manage emotions, reduce stress, and find greater balance in your daily life.

    This program is perfect if you're:

    • Experiencing emotional overwhelm or anxiety

    • Ready to break the cycle of chronic stress

    • Seeking practical tools for emotional regulation

    • Looking to connect with others who understand your experience

    • Wanting to rebuild emotional stability and resilience

    Program Facilitator: Wende Jowsey

  • This program runs for 5 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Tuesdays | 17 February - 17 March 2026 | 6.30-8.30pm | FREE Online

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Parallel Parenting in Challenging Relationships

  • Navigate co-parenting with confidence!

    Our NEW FREE 5-week online program, Parallel Parenting in Challenging Relationships is designed specifically for women who have experienced domestic abuse and are navigating parenting with a difficult or unsafe ex-partner.

    Are you struggling to co-parent with someone who continues to create conflict, disrespect boundaries, or makes parenting feel unsafe?

    With Wende Jowsey, Education Consultant & Women's Life Transition Mentor, this empowering course provides practical guidance and emotional support to help you protect your wellbeing and your children's safety while managing a challenging co-parenting relationship.

    In this safe, trauma-informed space, you'll learn:

    • Parallel parenting strategies that minimise conflict and contact

    • Effective communication techniques for difficult ex-partners

    • Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries to protect yourself and your children

    • Emotional regulation tools for managing high-stress interactions

    • Prioritising your children's wellbeing while protecting your own mental health

    • Self-care strategies for co-parenting resilience

    • Creating a calmer, safer environment for your family

    You'll connect with other mothers who understand the unique challenges of parenting alongside a difficult or unsafe ex-partner, while developing practical tools to reduce stress, maintain boundaries, and build resilience.

    This program is perfect if you're:

    • Co-parenting with a difficult, controlling, or unsafe ex-partner

    • Struggling with ongoing conflict or boundary violations

    • Ready to learn parallel parenting strategies that protect your peace

    • Seeking emotional regulation tools for managing stressful interactions

    • Looking to connect with other mothers who understand your experience

    • Wanting to create stability and safety for yourself and your children

  • This program runs for 5 weeks and is 120 minutes each week.

  • TERM 4: Thursdays | 19 February - 19 March 2026 | 6.30-8.30pm | FREE Online

    Note: Convert to your time zone if you're outside NSW/VIC/ACT/TAS

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Managing Money

  • Build financial confidence and control! Our FREE Managing Money program starts Thursday, 19 February!

    This 6-week online program helps you take charge of your finances with clarity, calm, and confidence in a safe, supportive environment designed specifically for women rebuilding their lives.

    Take charge of your finances in a safe, supportive environment.

    In this supportive program, you will:

    • Define financial wellbeing in real life and recognise your strengths without shame

    • Create a values‑based budget that reflects your priorities and adapts to change

    • Learn stress‑free systems for bills, accounts, and everyday money management

    • Understand debt and credit using practical tools

    • Build resilience in times of crisis with strategies

    • Design your personalised Money Map

    Why join?

    • Practical outcomes: tools you can apply immediately

    • Supportive environment

    • Community connection: Build strength alongside others

    • Confidence‑building: From small changes to big shifts

    You'll connect with other women on similar journeys while developing real-world financial skills that create lasting independence and peace of mind.

    Program Facilitator: Di Krome

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 90 minutes each week.

  • Program Details: Thursdays, 19 February - 26 March 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm AEDT 6 weeks | Online

    Note: Convert to your time zone if you're outside NSW/VIC/ACT/TAS

    Your financial confidence starts here, join us!

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Empowering Employment

  • Land Your Next Job with Confidence

    This course is for you if you're:

    • Seeking employment or a career change

    • Ready to step confidently back into the workforce

    • Want to package your existing experience effectively

    • Need practical job search tools that work

    This trauma-informed program equips you with:

    • How to package your existing experience to step confidently back into workforce

    • Resume development that showcases your strengths

    • Practical tools to interview well and present your experience confidently

    • Neuroscience-based confidence building and skills ownership

    • Brain resetting techniques for starting or changing employment

    • Application and interview mastery

    • Skills to ask for what you want

    • Personal strengths assessment

    • LinkedIn training and networking strategies

    • 1:1 clinic session with a real recruiter

    Program Facilitators:

    • Simone Allan - Founder/Director, Women's Resilience Centre & Mondo Search

    • Lee-Ann Carson - Senior Organisational Development Advisor & Executive Coach

  • This program runs for 6 weeks and is 90 minutes each week.

  • TERM 3: Mondays | 16 February - 23 March 2026 | 12-1.30pm | FREE Online

    Ready to step into your next chapter? Register now!

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Trauma-Sensitive Yoga

  • Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Inner Peace

    This course is for you if you want to:

    • Learn self-compassion and self-awareness

    • Reduce stress, anxiety and depression naturally

    • Develop patience and ability to live in the present moment

    • Improve your energy and vitality

    This trauma-sensitive program equips you with:

    • Yoga asana and Pranayama for patience and presence

    • Understanding of interoception (sense your body's sensations)

    • Mastery of breath to still the mind and reduce anxiety

    • Self-care, self-love and appreciation practices

    • Bilateral practices that build pride and accomplishment

    • Walking meditations for calm and reduced rumination

    • Dharana practices for peace with daily experience

    • Pranic energy practices to improve your energy

    • Tools to increase relatability with yourself and others

    Program Facilitator: Connie Robinson

  • This program runs every Monday for 90 minutes.

    Ready to reconnect with your inner peace? Register now!

  • TERM 1: Monday 2 February - 2 April 2026 | 5:00pm to 6:30pm

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A: We offer free, trauma-informed online recovery programs designed specifically for women recovering from domestic abuse, trauma, and loss. Our evidence-based programs help women build skills in key recovery areas including:

    • Financial wellbeing and money management

    • Employment readiness and career development

    • Healthy relationships and boundaries

    • Stress management and emotional resilience

    • Confident parenting after trauma

    • Recovery after divorce, separation, and loss

    All programs are facilitated by qualified professionals and delivered through our secure online platform, making them accessible to women across Australia.

  • A: When you register, you'll complete an enrollment form and waiver. Our program registrar and facilitator will provide you with all necessary information including secure login details for our online platform.

    Our programs feature:

    • Interactive, trauma-sensitive content tailored to your recovery needs

    • Small group settings that foster connection and peer support

    • Qualified facilitators who create genuinely safe spaces

    • Evidence-based curriculum with proven outcomes

  • A: Our programs are designed for women who are in the recovery phase from domestic abuse, trauma, or loss. To ensure safety and effectiveness for all participants, we currently cannot accommodate:

    1. Women in acute crisis situations who need immediate safety support

    2. Women experiencing acute mental health emergencies

    3. Women with acute substance abuse issues requiring specialist intervention

    If you're in any of these situations, we can provide appropriate referrals to crisis services. Once you're stabilised, we welcome you to join our recovery programs.

  • A: All our core recovery programs are completely free of charge - there are no hidden fees or costs. Donations are gratefully accepted but never required.

    Programs are delivered through:

    • Secure online platform: Access from anywhere in Australia with internet connection

    • Live facilitated sessions: Real-time interaction with facilitators and other participants

    • Flexible scheduling: Multiple program times to accommodate different schedules

    We run programs year-round with new terms starting regularly. Check our website for current program schedules.

  • A: No, we are not a crisis service or shelter. Women's Resilience Centre specializes in long-term recovery support through:

    • Educational programs for personal development

    • Trauma-informed capacity building

    • One-on-one mentoring through our National Mentoring Program

    • Client Care Management for personalized recovery pathways

    For immediate crisis support or emergency accommodation, we can provide referrals to appropriate services. Our focus is on sustainable recovery once you're safe and ready to rebuild.

  • A: Beyond our free programs, we offer comprehensive recovery support including:

    • National Mentoring Program: Confidential one-on-one support from trained mentors with lived experience or professional expertise

    • Client Care Management: Expert-guided personalized recovery planning and ongoing support

    • The Emergence Program: Our holistic recovery model addressing all nine dimensions of wellbeing

    • The Resilience Circle Shop: Community connection point providing practical support through quality recycled goods

    All services maintain strict confidentiality and are designed to support your long-term recovery journey.

  • A: Our programs are available to any woman in Australia who is:

    • Recovering from domestic abuse, family violence, or trauma

    • Ready to engage in educational and capacity-building activities

    • Able to participate safely in group settings

    • Committed to their recovery journey

    We welcome women from all backgrounds, cultures, and circumstances. Our online delivery ensures accessibility regardless of your location across Australia.

  • A: Our programs consistently demonstrate exceptional outcomes that exceed sector benchmarks:

    • High completion rates: Our participants show remarkable commitment to their recovery journey, with completion rates well above typical trauma recovery programs

    • Strong participant advocacy: Women who complete our programs actively recommend them to others, reflecting the genuine value and impact they experience

    • Safe, supportive environment: Participants consistently report feeling genuinely safe and supported throughout their program experience

    • Practical life integration: The vast majority of participants successfully integrate the resilience skills learned into their daily lives

    • Meaningful recovery progress: Women report significant improvements in key areas including self-compassion, confidence, emotional resilience, and parenting capabilities

    We regularly evaluate our programs to ensure they meet the evolving needs of women in recovery.

    Participant feedback directly shapes our program development, ensuring we maintain the highest standards of trauma-informed care and recovery support.

    Our proven track record spans multiple years of supporting women and families across every state and territory in Australia, with demand for our programs continuing to grow as more women discover the transformative power of supported recovery.